2024 - A Year Of Changes

I like turtles.

I read the comic for almost 20 years before subscribing to Patreon. Happy to support just for the comics. No extras needed.

I'm going to echo so many others here - I really enjoy your work, and I find the fact that I get to read your comics 3x per week a reward by itself - and after so many years of doing so I'm glad that I have the means to support you. I think you might consider raising some of the tiers by 1 or 2 dollars - or putting out a poll on that - you'd be able to find out how many of us can easily keep up with the 'inflation' due to... *inflation,* in a way that wouldn't cost you more time/readers/extra stress. I'm glad you get to put your comics out for free, because hopefully some day someone will be able to be like me and, after enjoying your creativity for a year or two, be able to support you too. That being said - stickers are fun, but I don't know if I'd want to up my pledge so much to afford them every month (because you have to draw the sticker, print the sticker, mail the sticker - that's a MASSIVE undertaking and it wouldn't be 'cheap'). I'd, honestly, rather that you just let us know "hey, I need to increase all pledge tiers by $1 or $2 or something" or even do a 1-month special every quarter, or half, where you say "up your pledge by $5 and get a sticker sheet this month" or whatever. Sadly I'm not that creative for coming up with better wasy to make your work sustainable.

I like the comic enough that I want to support the artist. I don't need any extras.

Honestly, your coming being me joy every week and I don't see myself ever not supporting you. As for the poll, swag is nice and I don't feel im nearly as creative as you've shown yourself to be so I don't feel a need to influence your story lines. I'm happy enough, and realistically if you need more to meet your goals and not be add reliant just say the word. I'll do my best to meet you there. just thought of this. What if you had a higher tier that was guaranteed a free ( or lower tiers a reduced) copy of your next book? I mean it seems like we all love these and you're pretty cyclical on the volume releases. Just a thought.

I've said this before, I would totally upgrade to the higher tier, but the wallpapers are not interesting to me. I would totally upgrade for the stickers and t-shirts, or maybe even a signed print once or twice per year. (Not sure how you would do that, maybe they would have to be a member at that tier for 6 months before getting it, etc). One other question - for the A&D year one, will that be on this patreon account, or will it be another patreon account like the Starcasters? Just curious.

I'd personally vote for none of the above. I'm on patreon solely because after a decade of reading yours (and a few others) webcomics for free I decided I should start giving back, especially now that I have the means to do so. Behind the scenes stuff is nice and interesting, but I wouldn't want too much of your time taken up with Q&A videos or whatever (I know at least one channel where the channel rewards take priority over the comic and I'd rather just have more of the comic). The polls option might be interesting, and I do enjoy voting on the starcaster patreon, but I'm worried it'd lead to less variety.

Personally I miss a few things from the "old" days :) the Chef Brian feature where we asked questions and you drawed an answer, the 100$ tier where you drawed around the patreons and even the roleplaying stint you did once - those were fantastic .. but I do understand those demanded a lot of work and might not be feasible ..but man, they were great :) Signed posters for wall hanging is also a great feature ...my man-cave has your War of the Consoles posters as the main feature :) With all that said I am also just happy with what you provide today and I am a happy patreon of yours and you have my support as long as you create :)

As a Patron, I'm already perfectly happy the way things are. For me, there's no need for changes. I think that says you're already have a great thing going on! :)

Like several others here I am happy with the existing content and supporting it via Patreon (and not so much interested in things beyond the comic allthough I backed your card game and am looking forward to that). I never read the comic via Patreon though since I do not like the usability (format, sorting options, ...) - I much prefer to use the website and even though I have access to extra content via Patreon I tend not to look at that. Of course I understand your reasoning and guess I'll have to update my habits of consuming the content but am not thrilled by that prospect.

I was part of the 100 tier, until it got cut out due to it lacking real push. If you want to reintroduce it, best to have it as one-time instead of a returning thing.

I don't need anything extra. Been reading the comic for about 20 years now and happy to support through patreon with nothing beyond the comic needed. Just give me more Zeke! :)

Okay, so, a few things about this poll. First, there really isn't a "none of the above" option. Like at the very most maybe the polls option but for the most part none of that stuff interests me, I just like reading the comics. I think a lot of people might like the $100 option though. Or even higher than $100, if the offer was to introduce the person as a villain or fellow superhero. The second thing is...since you're only giving this poll to people who are already on your patreon, I feel like your results aren't going to be very useful. I mean, you're trying to find out how to get more people to subscribe, but you're aiming that poll at people who already feel they're getting enough value out of what you currently offer. From the perspective of a subscriber, I'd be entirely okay with you raising your subscription cost a bit, at the offer of more frequent comics. However, I also understand that may not be physically possible for you to actually produce more frequently than you already do.

Tim, like some of the other folks have stated, I am primarily here for the comics and to show direct support to you. (I still read on the site in hopes that at least a little ad revenue makes its way to you.) I feel like I get more than my money's worth out this and the Starcaster pledges, and am not necessarily left itching for additional content. Occasional Q&As (maybe quarterly?) and the comic creation timelapses are very cool, but please don't feel the need to divert your limited artistic resources and time towards those on my account. I will always buy any physical books, volumes, etc. that you put out. Perhaps one of the tiers would grant access to signed anthologies when they're produced? Finally, thank you for keeping us informed and included in your continued artistic and business decision making processes. I stumbled upon CTRL+ALT+DEL maybe 15 or so years ago and have been hooked since. Your updates have become fundamental parts of my weekly routine. It's clear that you have a great series of talents, but also posses a great deal of care and respect for your fanbase. This isn't true of all creators, and hopefully we the readers reciprocate and make you and your skills feel appreciated. I think that I can speak for most folks here, but we very much want to continue enjoying your work. And more importantly, we want you to be able to be artistically fulfilled in a way that encourages you to have a great family life while making sure that ends are comfortably met. If changing up the current model a little bit to meet the above is needed, then you have our (or at least my!) support! Thanks for everything!

I'm here for the stories. I support you on Patreon to support what you do. The non-content addons aren't particularly interesting to me.

I'm not a person who gets into Discords, Q+A's, podcasts, or the like. I'm here for the comics and to support you. Heck, I've never even been a gamer. Your artistic, humor, and writing talents are the draw for me! Exclusive Patreon content sounds ideal. I would also suggest no collected work PDFs before the serialized versions are done. The creators I follow that do that are basically asking for fewer site visits that way.

I voted for the $100 tier again; Not to join, but enjoyed reading the past arc with SuperJon and team! It benefits all patreons

I would happily back the analog and d-pad year one on Patreon. Would also buy shirts and other Merch. Your signed drawings are my favorite so I hope they are beneficial for you as well.

None of the above for me as well. I've supported you for years for all of the great things you choose to do (I like it all), and I'll keep supporting. I don't need anything specific or extra.

I'm content with what I already get from you now for my pledges here and for the Starcaster Chronicles. I would like to share that, in my experience, the normal comic gets posted to the website well before the Patreon email comes in at 8am pacific time, so I end up reading the comic via the website's RSS feed and tend to just delete the Patreon email since I already saw the comic. It would be nice if the Patreon emails went out at the same time (looks like midnight according to my RSS feed) so it is there in my inbox when I wake up in the morning. I have no idea if this is even under your control or if it's just something Patreon does?

I back this one and the starcaster one. I'm not looking for any additional incentives beyond the continued enjoyment I get from reading those comics. The voting sounds the most interesting. I like the players stuff, but I don't like the console wars stuff. So at least getting some input on that kind of stuff would be cool, but not necessary so long as CAD keeps on going

I would vote the none of the above option were it available. I only read the comics. If it is not already happening after they have been uploaded, I would love a way to get the Starcasters as a collected post or PDF. Analog and D-Pad for whatever reason I enjoy in the comic of the day format, but Starcaster doesn't work for me that way. I have the printed Volume 1, and look forward to Volume 2 when you release it.

If you would include physical rewards such as stickers or t-shirts, would it only be for patrons in the US? I imagine that sending things overseas every few months will quickly become to expensive...

I'm missing the "none of the above" option. The Year One comics sound interesting, but to be honest: I only care about that if it does not affect the regular comics + Star Caster. I'm here for your stories and if any of the options (swag, etc.) have a negative effect on them, because you do not have the time or energy to make them so you're happy with them, then please do not do those. That said: you're not a comic creation machine, so if you need some diversity, do what you feel is right for you.

I'm here for the comics, and I much prefer to read them on the web along with my usual morning trawl. I realize that model may not be sustainable, but it's what I like. I hope you can find a good way to keep yourself afloat.

The polls idea sounds nice, but I'm not gonna vote for it because I worry that it will end up making you work on the things your not as passionate about at the time, which may affect your happiness and the quality of your work. The limited commission tier sounds great to me, but I'm not gonna vote for it because I never have that kind of money to spend, and I don't want to contribute to a false impression of how many people would be able to contribute to something like that

I hope you'll also continue doing printed versions on Kickstarter. I love the first set you released and can't wait to add more to my collection.

I don’t watch your videos, I’m just here to read comics. So maybe more of the short silly black and white comics for patrons. John Kovalic gives comic early to patreon backers and adds commentary, which is nice.

It says to choose all that apply but I can only choose 1. Is that as intended?